20 December 2005
Consumers buying new handsets and signing up to new contracts this Christmas have been advised to be vigilant by telecommunications revenue assurance company Azure Solutions.
In a press release today Azure announced that the annual bill for global telecoms fraud is £37.9 billion.
Phone users were advised to take more care with their handsets by installing a PIN number and refusing to give out personal details to unsolicited callers.
Jack Wraith, chief executive of the Telecommunications UK Fraud Forum (TUFF), said: "Increased efforts by fraudsters during the Christmas period is well known and an ongoing problem which can have significant impact on customers who become victims of such activity."
He added: "It is therefore important that as many measures as possible are put into place in order to mitigate such fraud and TUFF welcomes this timely advice by Azure Solutions."
John Cronin, CEO of Azure Solutions, urged telecoms customers not to give fraudsters a merry Christmas.
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